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Driver's fury over car park break-in
Security at an Oxford car park has been condemned by a woman whose vehicle was broken into in broad daylight. Leanne Burden Leanne Burden was horrified to find her car doors had been badly smashed and her speakers stolen from the Redbridge Park and Ride
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Tower blocked
Plans to put up a 15-metre telecommunications mast on the business park at Standlake have been turned down by West Oxfordshire planners.
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Smart look
Towersey's under-nines football team has had its new kit sponsored by the Brill firm Windmill Windows.
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Consent given
South Oxfordshire District Council has approved plans for alterations inside listed Abbots Close, in Haseley Road, Little Milton.
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School blooms
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Chinnor, has been given daffodil bulbs by the Q Garden Centre in the village to plant round the school buildings.
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Star steps in
Rugby star Jeremy Guscott, who is doing a 750-mile charity walk to raise funds for leukaemia research, will be in Thame on Monday, November 5, between 3pm and 4pm.
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Football: Shildrick supreme
Withdean 2000 1, AFC Wallingford 3 ANDY Shildrick scored a brace as Wallingford cruised past Withdean 2000 in the sides' first Combined Counties League encounter. Shildrick gave the visitors the lead in first half injury time. In the second half, Withdean
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Football: Abingdon misery continues
Abingdon Tn 1, Witham Tn 1 Abingdon Town were left wondering why they are still seeking their first league win of their Ryman League Division 3 campaign after dominating long periods of the game. But they failed to find a second killer goal, before the
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Three injured in M40 crash
Three people were badly injured when a car left the M40 carriageway between the Ardley and Wendlebury junctions on Sunday. The car left the southbound carriageway after hitting the central barrier of the motorway at about 7.45am yesterday. It careered
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Cyclists log on
Traffic-free routes for cyclists, walkers, and the disabled can now be found on the Internet. Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity responsible for developing the National Cycle Network, has launched a website providing detailed maps and a virtual
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Plan refused
Planning consent was refused by South Oxfordshire District Council for a single-storey extension for a kitchen and dining area at Crumble Cottage, The Croft, East Hagbourne.
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Clean-up vision
A video is being produced by the Atomic Energy Authority showing a multi-million-pound project to clean up a wartime munitions dump and UKAEA waste pits -- 18 acres known as the southern storage area, next to Chilton Primary School, Harwell.
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Football: Results
From October 27 and 28 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Hartlepool 0, Oxford Utd 1. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Oxford C 1, Uxbridge 1; Worthing 0, Thame Utd 2. Div 3: Abingdon Tn 1, Witham Tn 1. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Histon 2, Banbury Utd 1. FOOTBALL LEAGUE
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New flats have first family
The first family to move into a block of council flats will be handed the keys to their home on Tuesday. The Lord Mayor of Oxford, Peter Moss, will hand over the keys to a flat at the development of 11 flats at Hundred Acres Close, off Hollow Way, Cowley
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Three injured in M40 crash
Three people were badly injured when a car left the M40 carriageway between the Ardley and Wendlebury junctions on Sunday. The car left the southbound carriageway after hitting the central barrier of the motorway at about 7.45am yesterday. It careered
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Police recover stolen tools
Power tools worth more than £5,000 have been recovered by police following a raid on a house in south Oxfordshire. The seizurefollows a spate of burglaries and break-ins to vans in the Abingdon area this month. Nearly a dozen incidents were reported in
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Casper makes screen debut in battle for top dog billing
This is the face of the newest soap star to hit the the screens in EastEnders. Casper, a Lhasa Apso dog, was trained for his role by Bicester-based doggie talent-spotters Stunt Dogs. Casper Stunt Dogs also tracked down Albert Square's present star dog
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Benefits blunder prompts changes
A report investigating how housing benefits staff at Oxford City Council cost the authority £1m is set to recommend radical changes. Earlier this year, it emerged that benefits staff, who were experiencing computer problems, continued to pay out benefits
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Benefits blunder prompts changes
A report investigating how housing benefits staff at Oxford City Council cost the authority £1m is set to recommend radical changes. Earlier this year, it emerged that benefits staff, who were experiencing computer problems, continued to pay out benefits
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Refs boss suspends Gallagher
Banbury referee Dermot Gallagher, who is Thame United's commercial manager, has been told he won't officiate in the FA Barclaycard Premiership this weekend after failing to send off Robbie Keane on Saturday. Gallagher only booked Keane after the Leeds
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Cyclists log on
Traffic-free routes for cyclists, walkers, and the disabled can now be found on the Internet. Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity responsible for developing the National Cycle Network, has launched a website providing detailed maps and a virtual
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New link helps cyclists make connection
A new link in the National Cycle Network was opening in Oxfordshire today (Mon). The Oxford to Radley section of the network forms part of the Oxford to Didcot Hanson Way link, which was partly funded by landfill tax paid by quarry firm Hanson. The Lord
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More wait longer for NHS appointments
The number of Oxfordshire patients waiting more than 13 weeks to see a hospital consultant has risen by 50 per cent in six months. NHS managers have brought in measures to bring down the growing GP referral waiting list and have pledged to crack the problem
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Football: Abingdon misery continues
Abingdon Tn 1, Witham Tn 1 Abingdon Town were left wondering why they are still seeking their first league win of their Ryman League Division 3 campaign after dominating long periods of the game. But they failed to find a second killer goal, before the
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Police recover stolen tools
Power tools worth more than £5,000 have been recovered by police following a raid on a house in south Oxfordshire. The seizurefollows a spate of burglaries and break-ins to vans in the Abingdon area this month. Nearly a dozen incidents were reported in
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School blooms
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Chinnor, has been given daffodil bulbs by the Q Garden Centre in the village to plant round the school buildings.
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Struggle to find club new leader
Benson Youth Club is struggling to find a new leader. Although the village's newly refurbished youth hall offers good facilities, including games and computers, the youth club itself is defunct. It has been leaderless since a professional youth worker
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Refs boss suspends Gallagher
Banbury referee Dermot Gallagher has been told he won't officiate in the FA Barclaycard Premiership this weekend after failing to send off Robbie Keane on Saturday. Gallagher, who is Thame United's commercial manager, only booked Keane after the Leeds
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Football: Banbury foiled by late clincher
Histon 2, Banbury Utd 1 BANBURY United looked set to take a point from their trip to Histon in the Dr Martens Easter Division on Saturday, but succumbed to a goal in the last minute. On a very heavy pitch, Banbury had an early shock when Histon took the
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United getting back on track
Oxford United got their away form back on track with a 1-0 win at Hartlepool on Saturday - and now they are hoping for the same at The Kassam Stadium. Paul Moody's third goal since his £150,000 move from Millwall brought the U's their second away win
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Football: Banbury foiled by late clincher
Histon 2, Banbury Utd 1 BANBURY United looked set to take a point from their trip to Histon in the Dr Martens Easter Division on Saturday, but succumbed to a goal in the last minute. On a very heavy pitch, Banbury had an early shock when Histon took the
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Football: Thame coast to comfortable win
Worthing 0, Thame Utd 2 Thame United returned home from the South Coast with maximum points after a polished performance at Woodside Road on Saturday in Ryman League Division 1. United were always in control after starting brightly on a good surface that
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Casper makes screen debut in battle for top dog billing
This is the face of the newest soap star to hit the the screens in EastEnders. Casper, a Lhasa Apso dog, was trained for his role by Bicester-based doggie talent-spotters Stunt Dogs. Casper Stunt Dogs also tracked down Albert Square's present star dog
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Football: Results
From October 27 and 28 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Hartlepool 0, Oxford Utd 1. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Oxford C 1, Uxbridge 1; Worthing 0, Thame Utd 2. Div 3: Abingdon Tn 1, Witham Tn 1. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Histon 2, Banbury Utd 1. FOOTBALL LEAGUE
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Football: Shildrick supreme
Withdean 2000 1, AFC Wallingford 3 ANDY Shildrick scored a brace as Wallingford cruised past Withdean 2000 in the sides' first Combined Counties League encounter. Shildrick gave the visitors the lead in first half injury time. In the second half, Withdean
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New member joins council
Michael Gilbey has been co-opted to fill a vacancy on the parish council in Blewbury.
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Casper makes screen debut in battle for top dog billing
This is the face of the newest soap star to hit the the screens in EastEnders. Casper, a Lhasa Apso dog, was trained for his role by Bicester-based doggie talent-spotters Stunt Dogs. Casper Stunt Dogs also tracked down Albert Square's present star dog
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United getting back on track
Oxford United got their away form back on track with a 1-0 win at Hartlepool on Saturday - and now they are hoping for the same at The Kassam Stadium. Paul Moody's third goal since his £150,000 move from Millwall brought the U's their second away win
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Pub claims credit as Oxford Monopoly sells
A new version of the board game Monopoly featuring Oxford landmarks is being hailed as a runaway success by city stores - but a pub landlady claims the idea is far from original. Lillian Beesley Lillian Beesley, 40, landlady at Walter Mittey's, on Osney
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Flats evacuated in tower block blaze
More than 35 firefighters were called to tackle a bedroom fire in a tower block in Oxford last night. The blaze, on the seventh floor of Forester Tower on Wood Farm Road, is believed to have been caused by a cigarette end smouldering on bedding. Four
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Give blood
National Blood Service nurses will be meeting donors next Wednesday, October 31, at Cowley Community Centre, in Barns Road, Oxford, between 2pm and 3.55pm, and 5pm and 6.45pm.
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New flats have first family
The first family to move into a block of council flats will be handed the keys to their home on Tuesday. The Lord Mayor of Oxford, Peter Moss, will hand over the keys to a flat at the development of 11 flats at Hundred Acres Close, off Hollow Way, Cowley
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Flats evacuated in tower block blaze
More than 35 firefighters were called to tackle a bedroom fire in a tower block in Oxford last night. The blaze, on the seventh floor of Forester Tower on Wood Farm Road, is believed to have been caused by a cigarette end smouldering on bedding. Four
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More wait longer for NHS appointments
The number of Oxfordshire patients waiting more than 13 weeks to see a hospital consultant has risen by 50 per cent in six months. NHS managers have brought in measures to bring down the growing GP referral waiting list and have pledged to crack the problem
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Refs boss suspends Gallagher
Banbury referee Dermot Gallagher has been told he won't officiate in the FA Barclaycard Premiership this weekend after failing to send off Robbie Keane on Saturday. Gallagher, who is Thame United's commercial manager, only booked Keane after the Leeds
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Football: Thame coast to comfortable win
Worthing 0, Thame Utd 2 Thame United returned home from the South Coast with maximum points after a polished performance at Woodside Road on Saturday in Ryman League Division 1. United were always in control after starting brightly on a good surface that
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Pub claims credit as Oxford Monopoly sells
A new version of the board game Monopoly featuring Oxford landmarks is being hailed as a runaway success by city stores - but a pub landlady claims the idea is far from original. Lillian Beesley Lillian Beesley, 40, landlady at Walter Mittey's, on Osney
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New link helps cyclists make connection
A new link in the National Cycle Network was opening in Oxfordshire today (Mon). The Oxford to Radley section of the network forms part of the Oxford to Didcot Hanson Way link, which was partly funded by landfill tax paid by quarry firm Hanson. The Lord
